Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Paul.  I have managed to improve it somewhat but basically the
leading jets for the magenta ink are not firing properly.  I am giving it
another "windex" soak now.

BTW the MIS purge chart is not really that effective.  For those who want
to, you can create your own purge chart with QTR's inkseparation_uc.psd
because you can have a line for each colour (rather than the composite
generated by the MIS chart - magenta seems to be needed for their LK, C amd
Lm columns in addition to the M column...unless I am doing something
terribly wrong).  This has the added advantage of being able to turn the
other colours off when pursuing a persistent blockage on one colour.


> From: Paul Roark <paul.roark@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:34:42 -0700
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Blocked nozzles on a 2100
> 
> 
> When I see ink spraying out to the sides, I think there may be junk on the
> surface of the head, deflecting the jet.  So, I do the "Windex on paper
> towel under the head" trick.
> 
> The last few times I've done this I used a "Double Fold Bias Tape" (13 mm
> wide) that I bought at Wal-Mart in the sewing department.  It seems easier
> than cutting and folding paper towels.  I basically soaked a piece of this
> with Windex; laid it down in the area that the head travels over; put the
> head height to +; with the printer off, released the head by pulling the
> white gear at the left toward me; moved the head over the soaked cloth tape;
> lowered the head; grabbed the ends of the "bias" tape; and moved it back and
> forth below the head.
> 
> I also clean the pad with Windex (or any window cleaner with ammonia) and
> paper towels, because that is the area where the head is probably picking up
> the junk.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com